Ramones make their first non-US appearance supporting the Flamin' Groovies at The Roundhouse, London, July 4, often pointed to as a galvanizing event for the UK punk scene.

Stiff Records is created in London by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman (aka Jake Riviera), signing almost exclusively punk and punk-inspired musicians.

Malcolm McLaren organized a two day punk festival on Sunday, September 20 and Monday, September 21 at the 100 Club on Oxford Street in London. The Sunday performers were: Subway Sect, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Clash, and Sex Pistols. The Monday line-up consisted of the Stinky Toys, Chris Spedding and the Vibrators, The Damned, and Buzzcocks.

Sniffin' Glue, Mark Perry's punk fanzine is first published, shortly after Ramones' Roundhouse appearance. Perry would soon form the band Alternative TV.

Sex Pistols, The Damned, and The Clash begin the Anarchy Tour in November. Most of the previously booked gigs refuse to let the bands play however.

On December 1 Sex Pistols and several members of the Bromley Contingent (including Siouxsie and the Banshees singer Siouxsie Sioux and bassist Steve Severin) appear live on ITV to be interviewed by television host Bill Grundy. The band unleashes a torrent of curse words when Grundy attempts (unsuccessfully) to hit on Sioux. The following day the Daily Mirror runs the headline «THE FILTH AND THE FURY!».

Andy Czezowski organised three gigs at the Roxy. The first, on 14 December, was Generation X, a band Czekowski managed. The second on the following night was The Heartbreakers. The third, on 21 December, featured Siouxsie and the Banshees and Generation X.

Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious is charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen who was found dead on the morning of October 12, 1978 at New York’s Hotel Chelsea.

The Boomtown Rats have the first official UK number one single by a punk/new wave band.

Rough Trade Records, a music store opened in 1976 in London begins working as a record label and signs almost exclusively punk inspired bands.

Blondie achieve worldwide success with their third album, Parallel Lines, mixing the style of 1960s vocal pop and garage and the energy of punk rock. Debbie Harry becomes an icon for the younger generations.

The Misfits «reunite» for the first time since 1983 and release their new album American Psycho with a new lead singer, Michael Graves, as true lead singer, songwriter and The Misfits band leader, Glenn Danzig, wanted nothing to do with the «reunion».

On February 8, Blink-182 announced at this year’s Grammys that they would reunite for a tour and new album.[2]

On February 26, the two surviving members of Sublime announced their reunion with new singer and guitarist Rome, who replaces the late Bradley Nowell.[3][4] Due to legal issues, they later changed their name to Sublime with Rome.

↑Thank You Charlie Quintana for Ten Great Years!. Socialdistortion.com (23 апреля 2009). — «Filling Charlie's big shoes is none other than Atom Willard. You've probably seen Atom wailing on the skins with Rocket from the Crypt, The Offspring, or his most recent band Angels & Airwaves. We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome such a great talent and individual into the band. Atom's first show with Social D will be the Jay Thomas benefit on May 18 at the House of Blues Anaheim.». Проверено 23 апреля 2009.